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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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WOLFENSTEIN 3-D

EPISODE ONE: ESCAPE FROM WOLFENSTEIN

The Story So Far...
You're William J. “B.J.” Blazkowicz, the Allies’ bad boy of espio-
nage and a terminal action seeker.

mer and find the plans for Operation Eisenfaust (Iron Fist), the
perfected a techni yr building a fierce a rom the bodies of

Your mission was to infiltrate the Nazi fortress Castle Holleham-
Nazi's blueprint for build irmy. Rumors are that
deep within Castle Hi sal Dr. Schabbs has
the dead. It’s so moved from reality that d seem silly if
it wasn’t SO

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erin of victory as.
tumblers in the lock ech
squeaks open. HIS MIS

A single kick to his knee sends him to the floor. Giving him your
version of the victory sign, you grab his knife and quickly finish
the job. You stand over the guard’s fallen body, grabbing franti-
cally for his gun. You’re not sure if the other guards heard his muf-
fled scream. Deep in the belly of a Nazi dungeon, you must escape.
This desperate act has sealed your fate—get out or die trying.

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QUICK INSTALL Next, select which episode you

Before you begin Wolfenstein y wish to play, It is recommended to
must install it. Wolfenstein’s.< _ y the episodes in order.
installation utility will place

the necessary files on your floy William J. “B.J.” Blazkowicz
or hard disk drive. To install
follow these steps:

1. Put the disk in the disk drive.
2. Select the appropriate drive, A: or B:
3. Type INSTALL and press enter.

hree types of sounds in
Sound Effects,

d, and Music.

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yystem is equipped
iate sound board
e best settings.

GETTING STARTED

When the installation is compl
type vegan at! and.press

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A highligh
presented with a ni: ‘eer ey

Use the arrow keys, 1

selection. Press the lar keg left
mouse button, or button to
activate that option. The following
is a list of options available to yo

New Game are available to you
When you select New Gan a Sound Blaster,

can choose from four diffic Disney Sound Source, or
levels. Each level differs in ompatible sound board.
amount of enemies you'll fac
the damage they can take.

Can I Play Daddy is
appropriate for you
players or non-gam

Don’t Hurt Me is designed

for part-time gamers ntrol...F6
are starting Wolfenstein. ontrol Menu allows you to
Bring’ Em Onis desi ic and modify the input device

playing Wolfenstein. In
“ “conjunction with the keyboard you

I Am Death Incarn ts a may also use a mouse, , joystick or

for those people who Cravin Caietaa
want a real challenge.

for most game pla

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If your mouse is operating at an
awkward speed, select the Mouse
Sensitivity option to calibrate it.

Choose the Customize Control
option to modify the controls for
playing Wolfenstein. For example,
instead of using the Ctrl key to
fire, you may prefer the Space bar.

To customize a control, select a
device and function to modify and
press the Enter key. The name of
the key or control which currently
activates that function will change
toa “?”. Press the key or button
that you wish to use to activate
that function. (Though both sets of
arrow keys work in the game, use the
numbered keys to set them as a control.)

Load Game...F3

Press F3 to load a saved game. If
you're ina game, you will be
asked to confirm your choice.

Save Game...F2

Wolfenstein’s Save screen provides
ten Save game slots. To save a
game, move to an empty slot (or
one you don’t mind writing over),
enter a name and press return.

Quick Save...F8

Quick Save is an easy method for
saving a game without leaving the
action. The first time it is used the
standard Save menu will appear.
Select a slot to use for that Save.
Future Quick Saves won’t
interrupt the game because they
automatically save over your last
saved game.

Quick Load...F9
If you wish to quickly return to the
Quick Saved location, press F9.

Change View...F5

You may wish to reduce the view
of Wolfenstein in order to speed-up
game play. Use the arrow keys to
change the size of the window.
Wolfenstein will scale everything to
fit in the new window.

Read This...F1

If you are having difficulty
playing Wolfenstein, press F1 to
access the on-line help.

View Scores
Select View Scores to see a list of
the top seven game scores.

Back to Demo/Game

If you aren’t currently playing a
game, this option will be “Back to
Demo.” If chosen, you will see the
title sequence and a short demon-
stration of the game. If you are
playing a game, this option will be
“Back to Game.”

End Game...F7
This will end a game and return
you to the Options Menu.

Quit...F10
Press F10 to quit from Wolfenstein
and return to DOS.

Back to Options Menu...Esc

If at any time during the game you
wish to return to the Options
Menu press the ESC key.

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CONTROLLING
THE ACTION

If you’ve selected New Game and
Episode One, you are standing
over a dead Nazi guard. The door
to your prison cell is unlocked.
You are carrying the recently
terminated guard’s knife and
pistol. Outside that door is a
world of hurt waiting for you!

The following is a list of controls
and commands for moving and
fighting within Wolfenstein.
Remember to press the F1 key for
on-line assistance.

Travelling

The key to playing Wolfenstein is
learning how to effectively
maneuver through the Castle’s
passages. Once in the game you'll
need to move quickly in order to
surprise guards and avoid others.

Walking—Use
the up and down
Arrow keys to
walk through the
dungeon.

Run—Hold
down the right
Shift key and an
Arrow key to run.

Turning—Use the left and right
Arrow keys to turn.

Fast Turn—Hold
down the right Shift
key and the left or
right Arrow key for
fast turns.

Strafe—Press the Alt key and the
left or right Arrow key to slide
side to side instead of turning left
or right.

Arming Yourself

Once you have
more than one
eun you'll want to
choose between
firearms. The
numeric keys 1-4
select a particular
weapon.

The weapons are:
1 =Knife 2 =Pistol

3 =Machine Gun 4 =Chaingun

You start the game with only a
knife and a pistol. Until you dis-
cover other weapons, pressing “3”
and “4” will have no effect.

If you are out of ammo, you can
only use the knife. Pressing a key
other than “1” will have no effect.

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Killing the Enemy

To use your knife
or fire your
weapon, point it
toward your
adversary and
press the Ctrl key.

If you are using a machine gun or
chaingun, you can hold down the
Ctrl key for rapid fire.

The accuracy of a weapon dimin-
ishes with the range of the shot.
You may want to aim to the left or
right of an enemy if your bullets
are not hitting. A healthy dose of
your victim’s splattering blood isa
good indicator that you've hit.

Opening Doors

To open doors and elevators,
move in front of the door and
press the Space bar. It is not neces-
sary to actually touch the door
before opening it.

Some walls in the castle can be
pushed back to reveal hidden
rooms. To search for hidden rooms
move against a wall and press the
Space bar.

Several of the doors in Castle
Wolfenstein will require keys.
These keys can be found some-

where on the same level as the
locked door. Using a key requires
no additional commands other
than the Space bar to open a door.

Picking Up Stuff

Though the fighting is fierce,
there’s always time to grab a few
trinkets or helpful items. To pick
up an item simply walk over it.
You're smart and will know if you
need to keep it.

For example, if you are carrying
the maximum ammunition of 99
bullets you won’t pick up more
ammunition by walking over it.

Getting to the Next Level

Each level contains an elevator.
Once you find an elevator, press
the Space bar to open the door.
Then walk into the elevator and
press the Space bar once again to
move to the next level.

Joystick and Mouse Control

When using the
mouse or jOy- |
stick, use button

1 to shoot, and
button 2 to strafe.
With a three-but-
ton mouse, use
the third button to
open doors.

Gravis PC GamePads have a
fourth button that is useful as a
run button.

WOLFENSTEIN 3-D

WOLFENSTEIN 3-D KEY
COMMANDS AND SHORTCUTS

The following is a list of key commands used for playing
Wolfenstein.

Help Pause
Fi=Read This) Pause Key

Program Options

F2 = Save F3 = Load
F6 = Control F7 = En
F10 = Quit

Weapons Selection . |
1 = Knife 2=Pistol A n 4 = Chain Gun

Movement Keys

Up Arrow = Move Forward
Left Arrow = Turn Left
Shift + Up Arrow = Run Forward ft + Down Arrow = Run Backward
Shift + Left Arrow = Fast Left Turn Shift + Right Arrow = Fast Right Turn
Alt + Left Arrow = Strafe Left Alt + Right Arrow = Strafe Right

Arrow = Move Backward
ht Arrow = Turn Right

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YOUR CURRENT STATUS

At the bottom of the play screen is a status bar which provides

Level

There are at least 9 levels in each
episode of Wolfenstein. The current
level is always indicated at the far
left of the status bar.

Score

You can gain points by picking up
treasure or killing. Every 40,000
points provides an extra life. So
collect those treasures!

Lives

Start each episode with three lives.
If you die you'll restart the current
level with only a pistol and eight
shots. You'll also lose the points
you obtained on that level.

Health

When you start Wolfenstein your
Health is 100%. Each time you are
hit your Health will be reduced.
Health is indicated not only in
percentages, but also in a visual
representation of you located in
the status bar. You begin to look

increasingly unhealthy the more
damage you take. If your
Health is dropping, grab
some food or first aid.

Ammo

Your amount of ammunition is
indicated on the status bar. You
can carry a total of 99 bullets. Be
sure to pick up the ammo left
behind when you kill someone.
Run out of ammo and you'll be
stuck using your knife.

Key

When you find a key, a representa-
tion of that key will be shown in
one of the two small slots located
to the right of the ammo count.

Weapon

A representation of the currently
active weapon will be shown at
the far right of the status bar.

Getting Rewarded

When you go to a new level, a
Bonus Screen will tally your per-
formance. Hidden rooms located,
ratio of kills, and percentage of
treasure found will be calculated.
Each 100% ratio provides 10,000
extra points. Also, if you beat the
par times for completing a level
you'll receive extra bonus points.

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ITEMS YOU CAN
PICK UP

Wolfenstein is packed with items
that you'll want and need. These
items fall within four categories
(Healing, Killing, Treasure, and
Special Items.)

HEALING

Dinners = 10% Health
You've always had
bad table manners.
After clearing your
Nazi hosts from the
dinner table, you
should pick up some
food-to-go!

First Aid=25% Health (se
The Nazis have been
intercepting Red

Cross packages and

storing them through-

out their strongholds.

KILLING

Ammo = 4, 8 Bullets
These guards are
armed to the teeth.
Gracious even in
death, theyll leave
their ammo for the
taking! Pick up
unused ammo for 8
bullets.

Machine Gun

This machine gun is
the primary arma-
ment of the SS guards.
It’s an efficient and
powerful weapon that
is useful for attacking
multiple enemies.

Chaingun

The Chaingun uses
the gatling gun princi-
ple of rotating bar-
rels. It’s a destructive
killing machine that
will clear the room.
However, it has a
healthy appetite for
ammunition.

TREASURE
Hitler has a twisted
desire for treasure and
religious artifacts. His
ill-gotten booty is
stored within the
walls of his impene-
trable fortresses.

Cross

100 Points

Chalice
500 Points

Chest " — . |
1000 Poin ts 6 Bg RAE eck

Crown
5000 Points

SPECIAL ITEMS
Keys

Some of the upper
levels are well secured
with locked doors and
elevators. You'll need
to search the level for
keys into these areas.

One Ups = Full Health, ,
Full Ammo or 1 Life
Hidden within secret
rooms of the for-
tresses are items that
gives you that extra
urge to keep fighting!

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THE DENIZENS
OF WOLFENSTEIN

Episode One:
Escape from Castle

Wolfenstein

Castle Wolfenstein is filled with a
host of people who would like
nothing better than to see you ina
body bag. Remember, that any-
thing moving is a threat.

The guards you will be up against
vary in weapons, body armor,
speed, skill, aggressiveness, and
even intelligence.

Guards

The bullies in
brown go down
easy, but there’s a
lot of ‘em.

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Members of the
Schutzstaffel, they
wear blue uni-
forms, bullet-
proof vests, and
sadistic grins.

Killer Dogs
These German
shepherds go
right for your
throat.

Episode Two:

Operation: Eisenfaust
You escape from Castle Wolfen-
stein and struggle your way to the
Allies’ front lines. While you were
imprisoned, more evidence of the
Operation Eisenfaust (Iron Fist)
was uncovered.

Grave diggers are becoming Hit-
ler’s best recruiters as Dr. Schabbs
is preparing to unleash his hid-
eous creations upon the free
world. With the force of an entire
army of undead killing machines
at Adolf’s disposal, nothing can
stop him.

You are the only one who can
defeat the evil Dr. Schabbs and
keep his hideous experiments
from coming to fruition. Venture
into the depths of Castle Holle-
hammer and inject Dr. Schabbs
with your brand of justice.

In addition to dogs, guards and SS:

Mutants

Hideous human
experiments of the
evil Dr. Schabbs,
these three-armed
beasties are killing
machines.

Dr. Schabbs

He is nuts and pre-
fers killing to all
other activities.
Watch out for flying
syringes or you'll be
a mutant too!

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Episode Three:

Die, Fiihrer, Die!

You destroyed Dr. Schabbs and
crushed the Fuhrer’s plans for cre-
ating an army of undead. His
dreams vanquished, the Fuhrer
has sunk deeper into his twisted
evil mentality.

Now bent on the destruction of
the free world, Hitler has become
increasingly desperate. Thousands
die as Hitler leads his armies into
suicide campaigns.

The only way to stop this annihila-
tion is to confront Adolf himself.
Can you defeat the Fuhrer and
end the war? Or will his hideous
reign continue?

In addition to dogs, guards and SS:

Officers

These quick,
smart soldiers
wear white and
see red.

Adolf Hitler
The essence of
evil, he’s gota
few surprises for
you. The picture
shown 1s only a
likeness of Adolf.
You'll face the
image of evil soon
enough!

THE NOCTURNAL
MISSIONS

How did B.J. Blazkowicz become a
Nazi-killing machine?

Now the truth can be told in epi-
sodes four through six—The Noc-
turnal Missions. In this prequel,
B.J. must stop a Nazi plan for large
scale chemical warfare.

Episode Four:
A Dark Secret

You must assassinate Otto Giftma-
cher, the amoral scientist responsi-
ble for designing chemical
weapons. Be assured—the castle is
well-guarded!

Episode Five:

Trail of the Madman
Although the scientist is dead, the
plans are in motion. Explore the
dungeon of the castle to find the
plans so the Nazis can be stopped!

Episode Six:
Confrontation

Prepare for the final battle with
General Fettgesicht, organizer of
the chemical war. Wade through
waves of soldiers and stop their
Geneva Convention-breaking
machinations!

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HINTS AND
STRATEGIES

If you are going to survive Wolfen-
stein you'll need more than a trig-
ger finger. Here are some tips to
help you escape Wolfenstein 3-D.

Don’t Rush Into the Room!

If there is only one entrance, let
the Nazi guards come out at you.
They'll often be nice enough to
open the doors for you.

Get at an Angle

It’s never smart to run into a room.
The Nazi guards are sometimes
posted near the entrances and stay
hidden until you move close to the
door. Go up to the door, slide to
the side at an angle, and pick the

enemy off with less danger to you.

Use the Keyboard and the Mouse
Once you have the game down,
try using the mouse and keyboard
at the same time. The mouse pro-
vides better control for shooting
and turning. Also, the Strafe mode
is much easier using the second
mouse button.

Charge

If you run at someone and shoot
them point blank, you are more
likely to wound them. Plus, this
will provide less time for them to
shoot you.

Every Level Has Hidden Stuff

If you explore carefully, you'll find
extra health and ammo hidden
everywhere! Be sure to collect as
much treasure as possible.
Remember that every 40,000
points will provide you with an
extra life. You'll need it!

Necessary Items Aren’t Hidden
The Nazis may be rude hosts, but
they would never hide anything
necessary to escaping. Keys and
elevators can be reached through
the normal passages.

Don’t Be Too Proud to Eat with
the Dogs!

After taking too many bullets, it’s
a wise idea to get help from any-
where. Eating dog food may be
humiliating, but it will provide a
small boost to your health.

Use the Quick Save!

The Quick Save, (F8) and Load,
(F9) is an easy method of improv-
ing your survival rate.

Conserve Your Ammo
Although it’s fun to hold down
the Ctrl key to spit bullets every-
where, you should try to restrain
yourself. Conserve ammunition
and make your shots count.

Don’t Attack with a Knife
If armed with only a knife don’t
rush into a room full of guards

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and expect to come out alive.
Spend your time looking for hid-
den rooms which may provide
more ammo. The only thing that
separates a brave man and a dead
man is a well placed bullet.

Do More Damage at Close Range
The closer you are to an enemy the
more damage he takes with each
shot. However, killing is a two
way street. These Nazi guards
have a way of appearing behind
you with a point blank shot to
your back.

Searching for Hidden Passages
Hidden passages can be located
almost anywhere. Sometimes the
entrance appears obvious, but
often it is not! To make your search
easier, move against a wall at an
angle. Then hold down the Space
bar and strafe across the wall. This
enable you to check long walls
quickly. Make sure the room is free
of Nazis before you start!

Does BJ Need a Little Help?
Out of ammo, beaten to a pulp,
and want to survive? Press the
MLI keys and receive full health,
99 bullets, and 2 keys. Beware,
cheaters never prosper!

TROUBLESHOOTING

MEMORY PROBLEMS

If you run Wolfenstein and get an
“Out of Memory” window, there
are a few things you can do.

REMOVE TSR (RESIDENT)
PROGRAMS

If you change your
AUTOEXEC.BAT not to load
TSR’s they won’t take up the
memory that Wolfenstein needs to
run. We recommend temporarily
renaming your AUTOEXEC.BAT
to AUTO, and your CONFIG.SYS
to CONFIG. Then reboot your
computer and restart Wolfenstein.

LOAD DOS HIGH

If you have at least a 286 and some
extended memory, plus DOS 5.0,
you can load DOS into high
memory. Simply put
“DOS=HIGH” in your
CONFIG.SYS file. Refer to your
DOS Manual for further details.

OTHER IDEAS

Wolfenstein will use XMS
(extended memory setting) and
EMS (expanded memory setting)
if available. If you have an EMS
card or a 386 computer check your
system manual for information on
how to make this available.

SOUND PROBLEMS

A sound board is recommended
for playing Wolfenstein. If you are
having sound problems here are a
few ideas that may assist you!

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SOUND BLASTER ADDRESS
When you installed your Sound
Blaster or Sound Blaster Pro, you
may have needed to change the
default addresses in order to
resolve possible hardware
conflicts. Wolfenstein 3D can work
with non-standard Sound Blaster
and Sound Blaster Pro settings.
However, Wolfenstein needs to
know these settings.

To enable Wolfenstein to obtain
your settings, set the “BLASTER”
environment variable to contain
the appropriate information. To do
this either include the following in
your AUTOEXEC.BAT file or type
it on the command-line before
running Wolfenstein 3D:

SET BLASTER=Axxx Ix Dx

Axxx represents the address of the
Sound Blaster/Sound Blaster Pro.
For the Sound Blaster, it's either
A210, A220, A230,A240, A250 or
A260. For the Sound Blaster Pro,
it's A220 or A240. Default is A220.

Ix represents the IRQ number
used by the Sound Blaster /Sound
Blaster Pro. For the Sound Blaster,
it's either [2, [5, or I7. IRQ 10 (only
available on a machine with AT
BIOS and the Sound Blaster Pro) is
not supported. Default is I7.

Dx represents the DMA channel
used by the Sound Blaster /Sound
Blaster Pro. DO, D1, or D3 are
acceptable values. Default is D1.

Try the default values first. If one
of the values is out of the

acceptable range, the Sound
Manager will Quit, indicating
which of the values wasn't
acceptable. Refer to your Sound
Blaster manual for details.

SOUND BLASTER PRO
VOLUME IS TOO LOW

You may need to adjust the
volume coming from the Sound
Blaster Pro. You can do this by
adjusting the volume wheel or
adjusting the volume on whatever
you have the Sound Blaster Pro
attached to, or by using the SBP-
SET program that came with the
Sound Blaster Pro. If you use the
SBP-SET program see the SB Pro
User's Manual for details on how
to use SBP-SET.

SOUND BLASTER AND
GRAVIS PC GAMEPAD
PROBLEMS

If you have a Gravis PC Gamepad,
a second joystick card and a
Sound Blaster you need to set the
jumper on the Sound Blaster card
to “On” so that you are using the
joystick port on the Sound Blaster.
Refer to your Sound Blaster
manual for details.

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assistance, call GT Software
at (201) 339-9679.

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